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U.S. forces use Hellfire missile to stop ship sailing to Iran; Tehran claims to shoot down drone
May 31, 2026 - World 
Iran claimed to have shot down another U.S. drone on Sunday just hours after American forces fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of a commercial ship trying to circumvent a U.S.-led blockade of the Islamic republic's ports.
Heavy rains threaten to delay search for 2 people still missing in Laos cave
May 31, 2026 - World
Heavy rains threatened to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos on Sunday, after the rescue of five other people who were trapped underground for over a week.
Thousands without power in Perth as destructive storms hit WA
May 31, 2026 - World 
Wind gusts up to 125km/h forecast to hit city as residents urged to stay away from windowsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIntense storms are lashing the western coast of Australia with an unusually deep low pressure system packing powerful winds and heavy rain.The extreme weather eventbrought wind gusts of up to 125 km/h to Perth and communities along Western Australia’s coast on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading...
Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant
May 31, 2026 - World
Ukraine denied Moscow's claims on Sunday that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv launched fresh strikes overnight on Russian energy sites.
English Green party leader Zack Polanski tells Australian colleagues to ‘connect with anger’ to counter rightwing populism
May 31, 2026 - World
Australian Greens should ‘take on’ Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Polanski tells Victorian conference, just as he took on Nigel Farage’s Reform UKGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastZack Polanski, the leader of the Green party of England and Wales, has told his counterparts in Australia that they need to start “connecting with people’s anger” and learn from the “storytelling power” of populist rightwing politics.Speaking via video link at the Victorian Greens campaign conference on Saturday night, Zack Polanski said the party in Australia needed to start “taking on” Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, just as his own party had taken on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Continue reading...
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